TIFF Primetime Lineup Touts TV Horror with Mike Flanagan’s ‘Carrie,’ A24’s ‘Crystal Lake’
TIFF’s Primetime lineup includes 10 series, with world premieres for Carrie and American Hostage and international and North American bows for other titles.
- The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled 10 small-screen projects for its 51st edition's Primetime program, featuring big-screen showings from September 10 to September 20, 2026, toplined by Linda Cardellini, Jon Hamm, and others.
- Headlining the program are the world premiere of American Hostage, a psychological thriller starring Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, alongside Mike Flanagan's Carrie for Prime Video and the Friday the 13th prequel Crystal Lake for Peacock.
- American Hostage, produced by Sony Pictures Television, adapts a podcast into a 1970-set thriller, while the sidebar opens with Below, a six-part supernatural thriller from creator Jesse McKeown starring Mackenzie Davis, Charlie Heaton, and Josh Hartnett.
- Additional premieres include Yaga, a Baba Yaga reimagining starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Hudson Williams, plus the latest season of Apple's spy thriller Slow Horses and the Brazilian series Oxygen Masks.
- The Primetime sidebar typically screens one or two episodes and holds informal conversations with cast and creators in Toronto, concluding with Flanagan's Carrie and its lead, Summer H. Howell.
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'American Hostage' Series Starring Jon Hamm To World Premiere At TIFF
American Hostage, MGM+s upcoming thriller anthology series starring Jon Hamm and Giovanni Ribisi, is set to make its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, as part of the fest’s Primetime Program. Co-created and executive produced by Shawn Ryan (The Night Agent, S.W.A.T.) and Eileen Myers (Big Love, Mad Dogs), from Sony Pictures Television. the series is based […]
Mike Flanagan Doesn’t Want You to Hate Carrie's Mom in His Carrie Series
News Carrie Mike Flanagan Doesn’t Want You to Hate Carrie’s Mom in His Carrie Series How Mike Flangan plans to generate some sympathy for the devil in his Carrie miniseries By Matthew Byrd | Published on July 23, 2026 Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher/ Prime Video Comment 0 Share New Share Carrie Series” target=”_blank” title=”Pinterest”> Photo Credit: Liane Hentscher/ Prime Video In a recent interview, Mike Flanagan explained that he intends …
2026 Toronto International Film Festival Primetime Lineup: TIFF TV Section Shines with Josh Hartnett, Linda Cardellini, Hudson Williams and François Arnaud
The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, has announced its 2026 Primetime program spotlighting episodic storytelling and auteur-driven television from around the world. The 51st edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, runs September 10–20, 2026. This year’s Official Selections features major World Premieres and new seasons of compelling dramas, thrillers,…
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